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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, addresses the launch of the Diaspora Youth Connect Project today (Oct. 16), at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) offices in Kingston.

Diaspora Project Will Foster Development of Young Jamaicans – State Minister Brown

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has hailed the Diaspora Youth Connect Project, noting that the initiative will provide for the growth and development of the country’s young people, particularly those...

Some members of the Jamaican delegation seen here during the Second Meeting of the Ministers of Energy of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which held on Friday, (October 25) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Over 100 attendees, including some 70 delegates, were involved in discussions geared towards the strengthening of the regional integration process and cooperation in energy. — Some members of the Jamaican delegation seen here during the Second Meeting of the Ministers of Energy of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which held on Friday, (October 25) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Over 100 attendees, including some 70 delegates, were involved in discussions geared towards the strengthening of the regional integration process and cooperation in energy.

Latin American and Caribbean Face High Energy Costs Despite Large Reserves

Medical Director of the Breast Care Centre at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Maryland, Dr. Regina Hampton (left), accepts an award from Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie at WARR’s 13th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Gala held on Saturday, October 12, at the Sheraton Hotel in Silver Spring, Maryland. Looking on is Executive Director and Founder of WARR, Totlyn Taylor-Newby.

WARR Commended for Effort at Fighting Breast Cancer

Ambassador the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, administers the Oath of Office for the new Board of the National Association of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO). They are (left to right): President, Rick Nugent; Executive Secretary, Janice Wisdom; Treasurer, Lorraine Leonie Carter; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Richard Constable; Recording Secretary, Carol Williams, and Parliamentarian Errol Mitchell. The installation was held at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel on October 12.

Ambassador Commends NAJASO

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (third left), addresses staff members of the embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., on October 11. To the Minister’s right is Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter and to his left is Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie.

Work of Embassy Praised

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

New Cuban Ambassador Seeks to Strengthen Trade Relations With Jamaica

Cuba’s new Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, says his country is looking to deepen cooperation with Jamaica in the area of trade. “The bilateral relations between our two countries have reached its highest points so far and we are considering ways to improve and strengthen these relations even more. We think that we could further this relation...

Newly installed pastor of the Faith Moravian Church of the Nation’s Capital in Washington DC, Jamaican-born Rev. Bevon White (centre), receives warm congratulations from Deputy Chief of Missions at the Embassy of Jamaica, Marsh Coore-Lobban (2nd right), at the installation service held at the church on Sunday (Sept. 29). Sharing in the occasion are (l-r) President of the Church Council, Dr. Horace McCormack; Rev. White wife, Mrs. Cecile White; and Executive Board member of the Eastern District of the Moravian church, Peg Grenier.

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Installed as Pastor of Moravian Church in Washington D.C.

The Rev. Bevon White has become the third Jamaican to pastor the Faith Moravian Church of the Nation’s Capital, the only Moravian congregation in Washington D.C. Rev. White, who hails from the parish of Manchester, was installed at a special ceremony held on Sunday, September 29. The congregation, with a combined membership of approximately 200 persons, brings together Moravians, who...

Mrs. Rose Lyseight (left), unveils the Blue Plaque in honour of her late husband Rev. Dr. Oliver A. Lyseight, while Wolverhampton Councillors Patrick Vernon and Sandra Samuels, share the moment. The unveiling ceremony was held last Friday, September 20, at the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in Wolverhampton. The late Jamaican was a founding member of the NTCG in Britain.

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Pioneering Jamaican Bishop Honoured With Prestigious Blue Plaque in the UK

A Blue Plaque has been unveiled in the city of Wolverhampton, England, in honour of the late Jamaican Rev. Dr. Oliver A. Lyseight, a founding member of the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in Britain. The unveiling took place last Friday, September 20, during a special service at the NTCG Harvest Temple in Wolverhampton. A Blue Plaque is a...

Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Professor Stephen Vasciannie (fourth right) and Director of Strategic Plans and Training of the District of Columbia National Guard, Lt. Colonel Luis Campbell (fourth left), with (from left), Security Attaché at the Embassy of Jamaica, Stacy Ann Green; Major Mark Escherich, National Guard Bi-lateral Affairs Officer to Jamaica; Major Daniel Gilmore, Senior Southcom Desk Officer; First Lt. Tamara Blassingame, State Partnership Programmes Co-ordinator; Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Jamaica, Mrs. Marsha Coore-Lobban; and Captain Russell Brown at the Embassy of Jamaica, after the National Guard contingent held discussions with Ambassador Vasciannie, recently.

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Ambassador and National Guard Hold Discussions

Matters of mutual interest between Jamaica and the Washington, D.C. National Guard were discussed during a recent visit to the Embassy by the Director of National Plans and Training of the Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Campbell. Discussions between Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Professor Stephen Vasciannie and Lieutenant Colonel Campbell centred around cyber security, disaster relief initiatives, medical...

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Born Professor is Number One in ACCA

Jamaican-born professor, Dr. Kenneth Henry, has been re-elected to the Council of the Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA) with the highest number of votes, and is ranked number one on the list of 13 elected Council members. Dr. Henry polled a total of 2,674 votes in the recent international elections and will serve on the ACCA for another...

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

CARICOM appeals to international community to support review of ‘graduation’

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has appealed to the international community to support the Region’s call for the immediate review of the criteria used by multilateral financial institutions (MFIs) and some development partners to graduate small highly indebted middle income countries (SHIMICS) from access to concessional resources. The appeal was issued by Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago...

Jamaican-born handwriting specialist and author, Beverley East, presents a copy of her latest book: ‘Bat Mitzvah Girl - Memories of a Jamaican Child’ to Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, at the book launch held recently, at the Embassy of Jamaica, Washington DC.

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Beverly East Launches Book in Washington

Renowned handwriting specialist and author, Beverley East, launched her third book: ‘Bat Mitzvah Girl – Memories of a Jamaican Childhood’ in Washington last week. The event, hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, attracted a distinguished audience, which included Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; former Ambassador Richard Bernal and Mrs. Bernal; representatives from other missions,...